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#221,081
RedVee said:
I should add about Angus’ “costume” in that clip. It was probably a couple of years earlier that an Aussie company Bonds (I think) released “Convict Pyjamas” for kids / maybe teens (I had some!) playing up the Australiana colonial days thing and that was what Angus is wearing. Pyjamas!

It was a thrill seeing this song and film clip on tv as a kid. We all picked the convict pyjamas thing straight up. See what Angus is wearing! :laugh:

The other thing was it was pretty big budget for an AC/DC shoot up to then (still cheap as I bet). They didn’t get an effects guy for the explosions, but someone had a mate ‘who knew this stuff’. He turned out to be in demolition or something!
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"Or something"? Hmmm.
 
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#221,082
RedVee said:
I should add about Angus’ “costume” in that clip. It was probably a couple of years earlier that an Aussie company Bonds (I think) released “Convict Pyjamas” for kids / maybe teens (I had some!) playing up the Australiana colonial days thing and that was what Angus is wearing. Pyjamas!

It was a thrill seeing this song and film clip on tv as a kid. We all picked the convict pyjamas thing straight up. See what Angus is wearing! :laugh:

The other thing was it was pretty big budget for an AC/DC shoot up to then (still cheap as I bet). They didn’t get an effects guy for the explosions, but someone had a mate ‘who knew this stuff’. He turned out to be in demolition or something!
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They sound real, that's for sure!
 
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GonePlaid said:
When I still played sax, I useta end on a flat 5(13th?) on a lotta songs.
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GonePlaid said:
When I still played sax, I useta end on a flat 5(13th?) on a lotta songs.
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A small explanation: I quit 'counting' at "9ths". So-to me- it's a 'flat 5 at the octave'. I like 9ths too.
 
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PaleAngel_90 said:
The AC/DC bit was sarcasm, no? Hard to tell via Internet these days...
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Absolutely not. The first proper rock band I got into when I was about 10. Their sound never gets old.

Brian Johnson is great but Bon Scott was indeed really something. Great lyricist and he reminds me of Alex Harvey. Both Scottish.

My fav album is "Powerage". "Gimme A Bullet" for example has an interesting bass part that has a bit of Andy Fraser feel. There's a theory that says George Young did some of the bass parts on that album.
 
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PhR75 said:
Absolutely not. The first proper rock band I got into when I was about 10. Their sound never gets old.

Brian Johnson is great but Bon Scott was indeed really something. Great lyricist and he reminds me of Alex Harvey. Both Scottish.

My fav album is "Powerage". "Gimme A Bullet" for example has an interesting bass part that has a bit of Andy Fraser feel. There's a theory that says George Young did some of the bass parts on that album.
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Yeah, but it was Cliff, IIRC, that played the 'right' bass-a non-reverse Gibson THUNDERBIRD.

FWIW, no, that's not why I bought mine. I played the neck on one that someone else was buying. Fell in love. 3 years later, my 67 and I found each other.:hyper:
 
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PhR75 said:
Absolutely not. The first proper rock band I got into when I was about 10. Their sound never gets old.

Brian Johnson is great but Bon Scott was indeed really something. Great lyricist and he reminds me of Alex Harvey. Both Scottish.

My fav album is "Powerage". "Gimme A Bullet" for example has an interesting bass part that has a bit of Andy Fraser feel. There's a theory that says George Young did some of the bass parts on that album.
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From The Sensational Alex Harvey Band

Alex Harvey was Bon Scott's hero. Both were Scottish-born rock'n'roll journeymen who found late success with younger bands. Each set fire to their respective corners of the world stage, then went down in the flames in the cold dawn of the early 1980s.

Only the Aussie outfit lived on to become a household name. But AC/DC had one distinct marketing advantage. They hadn't named the band after their singer.
 
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PhR75 said:
Absolutely not. The first proper rock band I got into when I was about 10. Their sound never gets old.

Brian Johnson is great but Bon Scott was indeed really something. Great lyricist and he reminds me of Alex Harvey. Both Scottish.

My fav album is "Powerage". "Gimme A Bullet" for example has an interesting bass part that has a bit of Andy Fraser feel. There's a theory that says George Young did some of the bass parts on that album.
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Great album. Depending on the day you ask, this would probably be my vote for their no 1 best album.
But I love all their Bon albums plus BinB and to a lesser extent For Those…

But my advantage is getting to know them at the time, and in order.
High Voltage, then High Voltage single Before TNT, then Jailbreak before Dirty Deeds album and so forth and seeing the progression.
Then Let There Be Rock rocked my world, the song and the album both
 
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RedVee said:
Love it! I can’t believe the stoopid record company made you wait so long for Jailbreak.

Listen to the bass in Let There Be Rock! Mark and (the Grabber*) *what was I thinking!? The Ripper!!!
laying down a righteous Thunder!
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I recall buying the Albert records version of Dirty Deeds and was surprised to find Jailbreak there. Of course there's other differences too so one really has to own both versions. I love the "Love At First Feel" for example.
Of course the US company released it only after 1981 and confused people more as it had Problem Child as did the US version of Let There Be Rock. It's a bit of a shame that the US versions of the early albums have become standard versions now.
 
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RedVee said:
From The Sensational Alex Harvey Band

Alex Harvey was Bon Scott's hero. Both were Scottish-born rock'n'roll journeymen who found late success with younger bands. Each set fire to their respective corners of the world stage, then went down in the flames in the cold dawn of the early 1980s.

Only the Aussie outfit lived on to become a household name. But AC/DC had one distinct marketing advantage. They hadn't named the band after their singer.
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I love SAHB too. When they broke up (or when Alex quit) and had to cancel their BBC Sight & Sound concert in late '77 it was AC/DC who stepped up and played. Bemused looking people at black'n'white striped shirts in the audience.
 
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GonePlaid said:
I come from a very varied background. My Dad played in a coupla local(Miami)big bands, so I grew up with that influence, played saxes in concert, marching, and big band ensembles in H.S. and USN, and 'dug' R&R from 57>. Picked up bass during my Navy time in 67, and have played-mostly-bass ever since. The jazz has always stayed with me to some degree and is prolly recognizable in my 'style'(?)whatever genre I'm playing. The one constant is that I use-and prefer-this "Heavy Metal/Hard Rock" THUNDERBIRD-w/ flats-for any(and every)thing.
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Dad played piano and organ beautifully. He had to stop playing a few years ago because of tremors and other aging issues. 8^(
 
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PhR75 said:
I recall buying the Albert records version of Dirty Deeds and was surprised to find Jailbreak there. Of course there's other differences too so one really has to own both versions. I love the "Love At First Feel" for example.
Of course the US company released it only after 1981 and confused people more as it had Problem Child as did the US version of Let There Be Rock. It's a bit of a shame that the US versions of the early albums have become standard versions now.
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Yeah, and the US lost Crabsody in Blue as well.

Walkin' sideways
Sideway walkin'
Give me the blues…
 
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PhR75 said:
Even Cliff used a Ripper in the promo video. Must have been one of the very first things he did with the band.
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My favourite of their songs. :thumbsup:
That’s still Mark there, I’m pretty sure.

That was filmed in inner Sydney, in a Church that had been decommissioned (not the right word). The reason that the end was studio film was because Bon broke his ankle when he landed after that leap from the pulpit.
I love the “But Tschaikovsky had the news,” line.
Of course they are talking about the early rock n roll days, and it is a nod to one of Angus’ heroes Chuck Berry “Roll over Beethoven
And tell Tchaikovsky the news”
 
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